Dec 06 2011
“Sunny Came Home” – The Ultimate Pandora Station
I’m not the biggest fan of Pandora. Usually, I like to have more control over what comes out of my speakers than Pandora can give me. I’ll start listening to Death Cab For Cutie Radio and a song by Pearl Jam will come on; it just kind of throws off my flow. However, I found one Pandora station that almost never disappoints. “Sunny Came Home” was a one-hit wonder, in… continue reading
May 19 2011
Dubstep at Cable Club 5.20.11
The dubstep scene, which has gained prominence in the US over the past few months, had its beginnings at the underground music scene in London. Since that time, dubstep has become a staple in London, and a number of dubstep DJs have established themselves there. That’s why Tastemakers is previewing a dubstep event this Friday. Well that, and because I’m currently in London and want to give out a shout… continue reading
Dec 03 2010
Show Preview: Steel Train and fun. @ Royale Boston 12.3.10
Jack Antonoff is not the only element that connects bands Steel Train and fun. Besides Antonoff being a member in both bands, the two bands are currently touring together, and they make a stop at the Royale in Boston on December 3rd. On top of that, both bands have made an appearance at Northeastern’s AfterHOURS, so they are not foreign to Boston. Although I missed fun. at Northeastern, I did… continue reading
Nov 30 2010
21 Tales of Tastemakers: Bryan Berlin
I’ll just come out and say it: I love trivia. I commonly attend trivia nights, my favorite board game is Trivial Pursuit, I have a goal to be on Jeopardy, and would consider myself a student of spermology (the study of trivia, what did you think it meant?). The only problem with this is that it has no real life application. Sure I have a thirst for knowledge and win… continue reading
Junip @ Royale 11.2.10
While I had been to the Royale one previous time before Junip, I could safely say they were two very different experiences. The first was Passion Pit: a packed, sweaty, jump around and scream along experience. The experience with Junip Tuesday night is something I could only describe as intimate. Instead of jumping and yelling, people stood relaxed and took in the music. A select few trying to start a… continue reading
Nov 01 2010
Concert Preview – Junip 11.2.10 @ Royale Boston
While Junip may not be a name you instantly recognize, you very well may recognize the name of their vocalist and guitarist Jose Gonzalez. Jose Gonzalez has established a name for himself, releasing two solo albums. Now, Jose has teamed up Tobias Winterkorn and Elias Araya to form Junip, but this isn’t a new collaboration. Junip has been loosely together since 1999, and Gonzalez and Araya have played together since… continue reading
Jukebox The Ghost @ Great Scott 9.15.10
Once you’ve seen a band live a few times, you start to become accustomed to the nature of their performances: how they set up on stage, their go to songs, where the audience chimes in. However, every time I have gone to see Jukebox The Ghost, they’ve done something new, which is pretty impressive considering they only released their second album, Everything Under The Sun, on September 7th and I’ve… continue reading
WFNX Clambake – 6.27.10
I have never been to an actual festival before. I never even had my teenage Warped Tour phase. I’ve only ever gone to single concert, two or three band, events at mostly indoor locations. So when the opportunity came up to go to WFNX’s First Annual Clambake featuring The Henry Clay People, Against Me, Gogol Bordello, Matt and Kim, Silversun Pickups, Rogue Wave, Nada Surf, and Metric, I knew I… continue reading
An Interview with Jukebox the Ghost
Jukebox The Ghost has been touring almost constantly since their first album, ‘Let Live and Let Ghosts,’ released in the beginning of 2008. Amidst working on their second album, Jukebox The Ghost came to The Middle East in Cambridge, and I managed to sit down with them to talk about their tales on the tour and man crushes. TMM: Who would you say your man crush is? Ben (B): Well… continue reading
How Speechwriters LLC Saved My Life
I walked tentatively as the house number came into view: nine. A wave of nervousness suddenly came over me as I proceeded to the front steps of the house. No, this was not the house of a cute girl (although I was on a first date). Inside the house was a man I had waited five years to meet: Dave Lowensohn. In the summer of 2004, a friend of mine… continue reading
The Science Of Mixtapes
For a long time, I thought a mix tape could get a girl to fall in love with me. While this may seem like a completely ridiculous statement, my ideas stemmed from Hollywood, which in retrospect was probably a terrible move on my part. Movies like High Fidelity and, more recently, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist made me think that I could make a girl swoon by putting together a list of… continue reading